Chapter 5: It Starts
Van walked toward the royal graveyard. It had been 6 weeks since he had received the letter from Hitomi. His advisors quickly came to like Starcross, after she had saved the chief advisor from a stampeding horse. There was something about Starcross that Van couldn't place. She seemed so familiar, if she didn't know how to fight, Van would swear she was Hitomi. Van looked up and saw Starcross placing flowers at his brother's grave, *How did she know where the graveyard was? The only people who know -besides the advisors and a few of the caretakers- are Merle, me, and Hitomi.* "What are you doing here Starcross?"
"Paying me respects to the dead." Starcross said simply.
"There's not many who are allowed here."
"I'm sorry, Van. I didn't know."
"Hehehe, you knew Starcross." Sai laughed, appearing on Escaflowne's knee, "Or should I say Hitomi Starcross Kanzaki?"
Van stared at Hitomi in shock, *Hitomi was Starcross this whole time?* Van was brought out of his reverie by what Hitomi said next.
"No. Hitomi died when you killed Tsumura! You killed the only reason I had for going on after I left Geia. Now, I live only to kill you. Are you ready Sai to face the demon you've unleashed?" Hitomi said viscously, and spread her dragon wings.
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Well, you guys surprised? If you read Hitomi's letter again, you would have figured it out sooner.
Here's the clues I dropped
1) "Before she killed my mom, dad, little brother, and my daughter, 'I didn't like fighting.'"
2) 'I'll be near you, watching, though you will not see or recognize me, but I'll be there.'
3) 'Hitomi S. Kanzaki'
